Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: metering middle grey
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 06:20:52 -0700

"Michael D. Turner" wrote:
snip
> That's always been a "rule of thumb".  I often use my palm as a zone vi
> reference when I want to make incident readings with my spot meter. Seems
> to work quite well and saves the bother of fiddling with gray cards in the
> wilderness.
> 
> Mike

My Minolta spot meter isn't supposed to focus that close if you can
believe that because I'm not sure I do. I'll do the palm as a zone vi
thing or:
Aim at the darkest texture zone iii
Aim at the lightest texture zone viii
Hit the Average button.
If the spread is not too wide I go with it
Love that spot meter.
Mark Rabiner